Siege of Coria (1138)
| Siege of Coria | |||||||
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| Part of the Reconquista | |||||||
The wall of Coria as it was when it kept out Alfonso in 1138 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of León–Castile | Almoravid Empire | ||||||
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Alfonso VII of León and Castile Rodrigo Martínez † | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Coria in July 1138 was the first and shorter of two attempts by Alfonso VII of León to take the city of Coria in Muslim Spain. Coria had previously been reconquered in 1079 by Alfonso VI, but was lost to the Almoravids not long after Alfonso's death in 1109. On the heels of a successful razzia (raid) deep into Islamic al-Andalus, Alfonso VII briefly invested the city before retiring. A second siege in 1142 was successful.
The main source for the siege is the second book of the contemporary Chronica Adefonsi imperatoris.